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December is just a few weeks away (jeez) and we all know what that means: it is time to place happy Christmas wishes in every email signature, start humming holiday tunes and generally trying to have a more relaxed time as the end of year...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Furniture designers are proficient in designing and creating furnishings, taking into consideration both functionality and fashion. They design both exterior and interior furnishings, often keeping in mind things like customer preferences,...
Posted by: Creativepool
The holiday season is upon us, and with it, the temptation to give in to end-of-year slump. If you were thinking about taking a break from freelance marketing until New Year’s, think again - a lot of other freelancers will be thinking exactly...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Let’s face it. Music licensing can be pretty tedious from time to time. Okay… most of the time. But you don’t need to understand every term or nuance to purchase a music license. If you’re an advertiser looking to license...
Posted by: Bopper
You’ve signed up your business on Creativepool and want to make yourself marketable on the platform by being included in the Creative Services Directory. How does it work exactly and what are the benefits to inclusion? By default, companies...
Posted by: Creativepool
Among other things, the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us much about authenticity, honesty and humanity. The Black Lives Matter movement and the murder of George Floyd kickstarted a new chapter in the debate on inclusivity and diversity, showing us the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
We are big longtime fans of Design Bridge, even though the team only started entering The Annual in 2020 (and they largely made up for it with great amounts of love!). This year, the team was able to impress our judges across a wide range of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As creatives, we all do it, don’t we? We are naturally curious creatures, and as such, we just can’t help but look around at what other designers are doing. That might mean noticing posters in the train station on the way to work or...
Posted by: Tony Clarkson
There’s been a whole lot of change within the music industry over the past 10 years it’s almost hard to keep up. With the addition of music streaming services and numerous distribution channels, artists have been able to market themselves...
Posted by: Bopper
Your digital footprint refers to the record of your online interactions. It's everything you do, share, or post online - some of which can tarnish your reputation. But, according to Statista, only about a third of people who use the internet...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If you love kittens and have been around the internet for a while, you know about cryptocurrency and the rise of NFTs. Spelled out as Non-Fungible Tokens, NFTs are a new form of bitcoin that is being discussed extensively in the creative industry and...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Good user experience isn't measured by how attractive a website or application can be. There are a number of elements at play when designing effective online UX, but most of them run through clarity of communication and accessibility. Following the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
To all those suffering from crippling impostor syndrome, Chief Experience Officer at Digitas UK Jane Austin wants you to know that you are not alone. Jane has recently been appointed to take on this new challenge at Digitas, and we can already see...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
You can never predict who is going to be the next portrait subject of Freelance Illustrator James Birks. We've been keeping an eye on his beautiful profile for a while, and each time a new release comes, we are equally amazed and surprised by the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2015, nearly 40% of the UK’s self-employed workforce did not file their taxes by the HMRC deadline. That accounts for over 890,000 freelancers in the UK, who all faced a £100 late fee. The mere thought of taxes is often nightmare fuel...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Customers are enjoying more and more digital experiences - touching everything from banking, shopping, subscription services and entertainment, the list goes on. Research shows that on average, a smartphone is installed with 80+ apps, and those...
Posted by: Sophia Charters
The global pandemic has presented the creative industries with a great series of unique challenges. For creative professionals around the UK and beyond, such challenges led to most of the industry envisioning new, innovative creative solutions,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Did you think you knew everything about advertising? These top 25 historical facts about the ad industry will surprise you. It is History Month here at Creativepool, which is the perfect opportunity for us to be reminded that there is always...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Miguel Nogueira loves research. He lives for research when he works on his beautiful artworks, and in another life, he would probably have been a traveller around the world - seeking knowledge and wisdom far and wide. For those who are less adept at...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Richard Hill defines himself as a down-to-earth Creative Director, and we can definitely see where that sentiment comes from. As an extremely passionate creative professional, Richard can find inspiration wherever he goes, but makes it his own...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The one of pitching is an interesting business. On one hand, we love the thrill that comes before winning a new account/client. Agencies thrive in that addictive spiral of pitch, win, repeat - and same goes for freelancers. From the perspective of a...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Industry awards. Who needs them, right? Shows assembled by organisations who are building a business on the industry and its professionals. And with each one comes a set of doubts, disappointments and sometimes misconceptions which tend to undermine...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
When it comes to period care, not everyone is considered. Period-subscription service Freda believes that access to period products should be human right, but today, at this stage, there still isn't enough awareness that menstruation is not 'just' a...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It's easy to conceive sustainability in its most tangible form - innovative packaging solutions, plastic waste, plant-based products and so on. But what about that email you just sent? What kind of impact does our digital footprint leave on the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Shutterstock is a name that has slowly but surely become almost as ubiquitous as Google and Wikipedia. The fact it's managed to do so in under 20 years is a testament to not only the flexibility of the platform, but the power of the brand. In our...
Posted by: Creativepool
The rise of digital encouraged many brands to reconsider who implements each part of their marketing. The need for more content as part of a digital transformation has created an increased demand for in-house resources. But going in-house isn’t...
Posted by: Creativepool
The written word is a funny thing. It’s something `almost all of us have a basic understanding of and use every day to reply to emails, forward distracting memes to our co-workers and message our significant others about dinner. But how often...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Some of the best agencies and pieces of creative work in this industry are often born out of simplicity and clarity of vision. The story of Something Big, one of the Top 20 communications agencies on Creativepool, isn't much different in that...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The story of amp Global CMO Uli Reese would sound incredibly inspiring to any musician out there. Forged by the scorching flames of TV composition in Hollywood, Uli entered the industry as a music composer and has found his own way through the music...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In our mostly-digital world, brands have countless ways to connect with consumers and engage with them on sustainability issues. However, the process of digital transformation is often forgotten or overlooked. Any website is leaving a "digital...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Being a creative professional isn't a job - it's a life commitment. We think creative, work creative, dream creative and sometimes even entertain us with creative hobbies. It's like a curse, but one we're much happy to have. Yet when Designer & Art...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With an overabundance of noise reaching out to customers every day, marketing needs to be relevant and aim for quality to stand out among the sea of competitors. Which can only be done by improving customer experience across all platforms. However...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nobody likes change. Somehow, it is how we as humans are coded from the onset. Change freightens us, making us defensive and sometimes even aggressive, in the attempt to preserve a status quo. For that reason, it is fascinating to see how the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A synaesthesia of colours, emotions and creativity, the work of We Launch below is clearly something worth of praise and admiration today. Born in 2010 from the caring hands of Founder & Creative Director Stuart Lang, We Launch has rapidly grown to...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As an established and much loved brand in the UK, BT Global has a history of transforming people's lives and connecting them through the power of technology. It then makes sense that, contrary to what some may think, BT works to be a pioneer of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
A husky sledder, a tour guide and a carpenter may not seem to have much in common at first sight - but once you get to know Luisa Wells and how inspiring her leadership is, you can sort of see why she sees herself in any of the three. Clearly an...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial